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Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - - 0.53-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations - - AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (A3) 1,3 - 2 μV
SSB 0,3 - 0,6 μV
Selectivity ? ? 3,1/7,8 kHz, 4,8/xx kHz (WA) resp. 4,5 kHz/ 9 kHz (W) (-6/-46 dB)
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? AM: 19,055 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10,7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 + 6 m 160-10 m -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   -
RF-output AM: 40 W, CW: 70 W CW: 115 W, AM: 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance ? ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains or 6 × LR20/UM-1
Current RX - - ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1949 and 1952 in USA Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan
Dimensions ? 530 × 285 × 380 mm
(20.87 × 11.22 × 14.96 in)
457 × 190 × 235 mm
(17.99 × 7.48 × 9.25 in)
Weight ? ? 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL or external VFO 11 tubes ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-CHALLENGER E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-I SONY-ICF-006800W